BMX star Bovill's sporting dreams stem from childhood holiday

A chance choice of holiday destination helped kickstart Jay Bovill's sporting dreams. Derby star Bovill, 18, is one of Britain's best BMX future prospects and has embarked on his biggest year of competition yet, with a series of European-level and World Cup events leading up to the BMX World Championships in Glasgow. Ad And perhaps more than any other athlete he has his parents to thank, with a conveniently located campsite stoking the fires of Bovill's competitive ambitions.

Tirreno — AdriaticoRoglic doubles up in wild winds on Stage 5, takes overall lead19 HOURS AGO «What first attracted me was that I was on holiday in Bristol and right next to the Bristol BMX track was our campsite, which we were staying at for the week,» said Bovill, who is funded by a partnership between SportsAid and Aldi. «I saw it and I told my parents that I'd love to have a go. We went and found out what the closest track was to me back home.

I went, did my first session there and I have loved it ever since then. »When I was 13 I got third in the European Championships, and one of my proudest moments was the British Championships in 2019. «I was racing three years above my age and I won it on my home track — that was one of my main achievements.» SportsAid Week 2023 is here, with the annual initiative, which was launched in 2016, taking place from Monday 6 March to Sunday 12 March.